rss-mcp-server-by-cdata
Provides a read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes RSS data (via CData JDBC Driver for RSS) to MCP-capable clients (e.g., Claude Desktop). It wraps the JDBC driver so the client can list tables/columns and run SQL SELECT queries over RSS-modeled relational tables.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
TLS enforcement at the MCP transport layer is not directly applicable because the server is stdio/local; network transport is not described. Authentication is delegated to the CData JDBC driver via JDBC URL/connection string in a local .prp file, with potential OAuth. The README does not describe secret storage practices beyond embedding/pointing to JDBC URL in the .prp file, nor does it document redaction in logs or secure secret handling. No explicit MCP-level authorization, scopes, or least-privilege boundaries are described.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
You run the MCP server locally (stdio) and want an LLM client to query RSS data through a consistent tool interface.
Avoid When
You need secure network exposure (the design is described as stdio same-machine), strong per-request authorization, or non-SELECT SQL operations.
Use Cases
- • Query live RSS data from an MCP client using natural language (no SQL required)
- • Explore available RSS-modeled tables and columns
- • Run read-only analytics-style queries (SELECT) over RSS datasets via MCP tools
Not For
- • Writing/updating/deleting RSS data (claims read-only MCP server)
- • Remote/shared multi-tenant deployments where stdio locality is a limitation
- • Production environments needing documented rate limits, SLAs, and robust retry/idempotency guidance at the MCP layer
Interface
Authentication
The README indicates that if the data source uses OAuth, authentication is performed in a browser, but it does not define explicit OAuth scopes at the MCP server level. Authorization behavior is primarily determined by the underlying CData JDBC driver and the connection string/URL provided in the .prp file.
Pricing
The MCP server itself is MIT-licensed, but the CData JDBC Driver requires licensing (TRIAL or license key). The README does not provide pricing details for licenses.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Server uses stdio; it can only be used by clients running on the same machine.
- ⚠ Tool set and parameters appear oriented around (1) listing tables/columns and (2) running SQL SELECT; clients should avoid assuming full CRUD or non-SELECT capabilities.
- ⚠ Because it executes SQL supplied/constructed by the agent, the agent may produce inefficient or overly broad SELECT queries; guidance on query limits is not documented.
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.